Recent content by Trainman3450

Hello all I've recently started to build a small 4 3/4 inch gauge live steam locomotive, and so far it's gone well. The only hurtle I ran into was some problems with the Logan screw cutting lathe I'm using for it, as well as the milling machine I'm using (Which is similar to a Bridgeport, but...

Hello all. I'm starting work on a vertical boiler for a 4 3/4 inch gauge 0-4-0 "Clishay" style locomotive and I need a little help. I need to calculate how many tubes I'll need to get enough power out of the boiler and enough heating area, how thick the wall of the boiler barrel will need to be...

My lathe came with an odd boring tool/finishing tool combo, two dead-centers, one 4-jaw chuck and that's about it. I'm thinking there might be a little wear on the spindle bearings and it may need a new gib for the carriage, do you know of anywhere I can get those parts?

Hello all. I've recently purchased a Craftman model 109 lathe and I'm looking for some advice on how to go about running it, what kind of upgrades I can get for it or have made for it, and just in general how to use it properly, as well as the best way to use a parting tool with this lathe...

Hmm... I think you may have solved my problem. How would one fix this issue though? I can't seem to find spares for reversing valves on the Accucraft website, or anywhere for that matter!

The eccentric rods are fairly worn down where they come in contact with the eccentrics. There's quite a bit of room between the rids and eccentrics, enough to move it around more than I'd like.

That may be so, but I fail to see how the piston valves may be the cause of this. They're working fine as far as I can tell.

Phil, unfortunately I'm not sure how to elaborate on the issue further. The engine runs perfectly in forwards, and the timing is as good as I can get it (Re-timed it a week before this issue arose). Yet like I said, the engine seems to freeze when in reverse for some strange reason! Well...

Alrighty, thanks very much Steve. I'll go do it right away :)

Not sure where else to post this, so here goes I've recently been having a quite troubling issue with an aging Accucraft open cab live steam shay of mine. It works just fine in forward gear, but throw it into reverse and it jams up right away. It'll rotate freely without steam, but when I open...

Glad to be here Steve. Say, do you know where I'd post at thread about, say, help with trouble on one of my engines? I'm at a loss frankly :\

Hello, I'm Alex English. I'm relatively new to the machining community, and extremely inexperienced, but I hope to learn all I can about machining in my time on this site, as well as a thing or two about model engines and such if possible. Regards, Alex P.S. I have some problems with a couple...